Display device



Feb."2,1926." L. CHARTOFF ET AL.-

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed June 8 1922 rte/$ I are f) fun? BY.

e Jp/t ATT RN YS.

Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES LOUIS GHARTOEF AND JOSEPH. SUMERSPITZ, 0F BROOKLYN, NEWYORKJ DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed June 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LoUIs CHARTOFF and J OSEPI-I SUMERSPITZ, citizensof the United States, both residing at New York city, borough ofBrooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Display Device, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is a display device and while adapted for the display ofvarious articles is more particularly intended for the eflicient displayof cracker boxes.

It is the practice in grocery stores to dis play cracker boxes on tiersof shelves supported on-suitable legs extending vertically at theopposite ends of the shelves, so that all the shelves are supported onthe legs from the floor. This shelf arrangement which usually takes theform of a wooden cabinet is cumbersome and occupies considerable spaceand is moreover a catch-all for dust and dirt, so that in a relativelyshort time, dust accumulates thereon and renders the cabinet unsanitary.Because of its structure it can only be cleaned or the dust removed byremoving all boxes and as this requires time and effort, a thoroughcleaning of such cabinets is seldom attempted.

With the foregoing considerations in mind, the object of the presentinvention is to provide a display device which will support a pluralityof cracker or other boxes free from the floor, such for example on thefront of a counter or on a side wall. The display device of thisinvention is skeletonized, so that dust will not accumulate thereon andwhen mounted in position on a wall or counter this device takes up nofloor space, is out of the way and is sanitary, compact and eflicient inthe carrying out of its intended purposes. Moreover, the structure issimple and can be manufactured at a small percentage of the cost of thecabinets heretofore used.

Another advantage of the display device of this invention resides in thefact that cracker boxes which ordinarily have a glass front aresupported in tilted positions so that the contents of the boxes can bereadily viewed through the transparent fronts there of if the displaydevice is positioned close to the floor.

Another feature of the invention consists in the capability of thedevice for adjustment, whereby it may be adjusted to clif- 1922. Serial.N'o. 566,736.

sta-

vention embodies a pair of rigid brackets adapted to be mounted on thefront of a counter or on a wall and when so mounted to project inperpendicular relation to the face of the counter or wall in spacedrelation. The brackets are adapted to support a plurality of supportingbars which extend between the brackets and are adjustably clampedthereto. These bars are so disposed as to provide a support for theboxes in such manner that the boxes will tilt backwardly and so precludethe inadvertent falling of the boxes from the display device and permittheir fronts to be readily viewed at all times.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will 'be apparentfrom the hereinafter detailed description and claim, when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. j

The accompanying drawing illustrates one practical embodiment of theinvention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood asillustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure lis a perspective View of the display device of the presentinvention showing a plurality of boxes in dotted lines supportedthereon; and,

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the device.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates two rigid metallic brackets,each of which is provided with attaching plates Qperforated at 3 topermit the passage of screws or bolts therethrough for the purpose ofrigidly mounting the bracket in spaced relation on the front of acounter or on a wall. Each bracket is provided with three holes 4, 5 and6, circular in shape and when the brackets are fixed in position,supporting bars 7, 8 and 9 are adapted to extend through thecorresponding holes of both brackets and be locked thereto againstlongitudinal movement by set screws 10.

The holes 5 and 6 in both brackets are so disposed therein that the bars7 and 8 will occupy the same horizontal plane, while the holes 6 arepositioned between and at a lower level so that the bar 9 extendsparallel to the bars 7 and 8 but between said bars and below them, asclearly shown in Figure 2.

In practice, we preferably so dispose the bars with respect to 'oneanother that the angle A of Figure 2 will be an obtuse angle, i. e., anangle greater than 90 degrees, so that when the box 11 of rectangularcross section is rested upon said bars, one face of the box will engagethe two bars while one of the adjacent faces of the box will engage withonly one bar. Thus as shown in Figure 2, the back of the box will restagainst the'bars 7 and 9, while thebottom of the box will rest upon thebar 8. i This construction causes the boxes to besupported againsttilting and positively precludes them from falling off 7 of the displaydevice.

It 'vill be noted that graphically speaking the bars 7, 8 and 9constitute collectively a V-shapedtrough which asshown by the angle A ispreferably of a cross section greater 1 .than'a rig ht angle. This isthe preferred form of the invention, but in practice, the I angle A maybe a right angle.

In the construction shown, the boxes may be dropped carelessly into thedisplay device and all will automatically come into proper position.Moreover, the boxes will be maintained in alin ement at alltimes andwill thus present a tidy and neat appearance. I

W Vhile the bars 7, 8 and 9 may be permanently secured to the brackets1, We preferably provide a clamp arrangement shown so that the parts maybe dismantled for shipment and when set up the brackets may be adjustedto the proper distance. apartto accommodate the fixedsurface on whichthey are tobe mounted. Thus when the set screws 10 are loosened thebrackets may be shifted toward and away from one another to obtain thedesired spacing wheninstalling the device and after the bracketsaresecured in po sition, the set screwsare tightened to render thestructure stable and rigid. j

It= will be apparent'from the foregoing detailed description that thedevice of this invention. is simple, can be manufactured atv arelatively small cost and is highly efficient; in the carrying out ofits intended purposes.

The boxes are-supported free fromth'e floor and accordingly the floormay be swept without interference. Moreover, the device is soskeletonized that it will not accumulate dust and is so constituted thattheboxes are supported in convenient and accessible positions, so thatthey may be removed or replaced without difficulty. If desired thebrackets may be perforated as shown at 12 and through these perforationscord may be passed for supporting bags in positions of easy access; I

W e have set forth in the foregoing description the preferred embodimentof the invention, but it will be understood however that i the inventionis capable of modification as by the substitution of equivalents, suchfor example as by changes in shape of the brackets, without departingfrom this invention, which is as broadly novel as is commensurate withthe appended claim. I

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A display device embodying a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to afixed vertical support so as to extend in juxtaposed parallel relationand each of which is provided with a plurality of holes through whichbars are adapted to extend, three bars extending between the bracketsand through said holes with two of the bars in substantially the samehorizontal plane and the third bar between and below the other twobarsso as to form a V-shaped trough having an angular cross section ofgreater than 90 degrees in which boxes are adapted to be received andsupported with one face of each box engaging with two of the bars andanother face of such box engaging. with only one of the bars, andlocking means associated with each hole to lock the bars againstlongitudinal shifting but permitting adjustment of the distance betweenthe brackets when the'lockin'g means is released.

In testimony whereof we have signed the foregoing specification.

LOUIS CHARTOFF, JOSEPH SUMERSPITZ.

